List of offshore wind farms in the United States

Offshore wind power is in the early stages of development in the United States. As of 2014, there were no offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundaries of the United States.[1][2] However, projects are under development in wind-rich areas of the East Coast, Great Lakes, and Pacific coast. In January 2012, a "Smart for the Start" regulatory approach was introduced, designed to expedite the siting process while incorporating strong environmental protections. Specifically, the Department of Interior approved “wind energy areas” off the coast where projects can move through the regulatory approval process more quickly.[3] The NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) has released a cadastre web tool to illustrate suitability of Eastern seaboard areas.[4]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is a federal agency responsible for determining offshore areas where wind farms may be built on the Outer Continental Shelf.[5] It sells leases to qualified bidders.[6]

Operational

North America’s first floating wind turbine (Volturn US) that will produce power was ceremonially lowered into the Penobscot River in Maine in 2013.[7][8][1][9] As of 2015 there were no permanent offshore wind farms in the US.[10][11][12][2]

Under construction

Proposed and approved

Federally funded

In May 2014, the United States Department of Energy chose three offshore wind projects to receive up to $47 million apiece over a four-year period:[18]

Other proposed projects

Abandoned, postponed or decommissioned

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Renewable energy: Wind power tests the waters". Nature News & Comment. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Nathans, Aaron. "Maryland takes step closer to offshore wind turbines" Delaware Online, August 20, 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Kit Kennedy (2 February 2012). "Offshore Wind One Step Closer to Reality in the Mid-Atlantic". Renewable Energy World.
  4. ↑ Offshore Wind Development - Site Suitability Prototype National Ocean Service. Accessed: 4 February 2011. Archived June 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "State Activities". boem.gov. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-farm-leases-draw-few-bids-from-wary-industry.html?_r=0
  7. ↑ "VolturnUS 1:8 Launched: Maine Brings U.S. Offshore Wind Dream to Reality". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Danko, Pete. "First US Floating Wind Turbine Launches In Maine". EarthTechling. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  9. ↑ "America's First Floating Wind Turbine". climate.org. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ↑ A national offshore wind strategy: Creating an offshore wind energy industry in the United States page iii U.S. Department of Energy, 7 February 2011. Accessed: 8 February 2011. "no wind turbines are installed in U.S. waters" Archived March 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ FAQ Cape Wind. "no offshore wind farm has yet been built in the United States". Accessed: 14 Dec 2010. Archived September 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Koch, Wendy. Obama boosts Mid-Atlantic offshore wind-farm plans USA Today, 3 February 2012. Accessed: 4 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Andersen, Kasper Brøndgaard. "Alstom nearing America's first offshore wind farm" (in Danish) EnergiWatch, 15 May 2014. Accessed: 19 July 2014. Archived on 19 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Atlantic City Windfarm - Fishermen's Energy - The Future of Energy in New Jersey". fishermensenergy.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Wind power or hot air? Foes question Christie's shift on clean energy.". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "New Jersey wind power project begins construction". elp.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  17. 1 2 Veselina Petrova. "Fishermen's Energy breaks ground on 25-MW offshore wind farm - SeeNews Renewables". seenews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Seattle firm wins $47 million grant for Oregon offshore wind farm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Elizabeth Harball,ClimateWire. "Floating Wind Turbines Coming to Oregon Coast". scientificamerican.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Principle Power - News and Press - Press Releases". principlepowerinc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Damian Carrington. "Drifting off the coast of Portugal, the frontrunner in the global race for floating windfarms". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Dominion Awarded $47 Million by DOE for Offshore Wind Turbine Demonstration Project". mediaroom.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Massachusetts passes bill easing path for 1.6GW of offshore wind". Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  24. ↑ http://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H4568
  25. ↑ Wald, Matthew L. "Selling Cape Wind’s Future Wares" New York Times. May 7, 2010; retrieved 13 Dec 2010.
  26. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-14/largest-u-s-offshore-wind-farm-to-be-built-off-long-island
  27. ↑ "Agreement Reached On Del. Wind Farm," Washington Post. June 24, 2008; retrieved 13 Dec 2010.
  28. 1 2 Nathans, Aaron. "Two years after Bluewater, offshore wind takes baby steps" Delaware Online, November 30, 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "UMaine's Offshore Wind Energy Pilot Project Wins Initial Ok," Bangor Daily News. Jan 14, 2014; retrieved 23 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "Offshore wind turbine launched in Castine - Photo - Penobscot Bay Press". Castine Patriot. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.